The world is expected to see Apple’s first foldable phone next month. When you can get one could be an entirely different matter. A recent report hints that supply, pricing and testing hiccups could mean only US shoppers will be able to preorder the device at first. Buyers in China, among other countries, would be next in line, according to the Australian website ChannelNews, which based its reporting on comments from an unnamed “major Chinese component supplier.” Most observers and analysts expect Apple to introduce its first foldable phone — possibly named the Ultra or Fold — at its next…

Polls have closed in a by-election in England that pit hard-right leader Nigel Farage against perennial joke candidate Count Binface in a poll dismissed by some residents as a “farce.” Farage, who triggered the vote by resigning the parliamentary seat he had held since 2024 over an investigation into his…

Ferry capsized while carrying at least 114 adult passengers and five crew members, according to disaster management agency.Published On 12 Aug 202612 Aug 2026|Updated: 12 Aug 2026 05:45 PM (GMT)Updated: 12 Aug 2026 05:45 PM (GMT)The death toll has risen to 44 after an overloaded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba…

Despite cutting diplomatic ties with Israel in 2009, Caracas has shifted alignment in wake of Maduro abduction.Published On 11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026Venezuela and Israel have agreed to restore consular relations, in a major shift.The announcement by both Israel and Venezuela on Tuesday comes as the interim President Delcy Rodriguez…

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For a certain generation of savers, the FIRE movement was less a strategy than a rebellion. Financial Independence, Retire Early promised an escape hatch from decades of cubicle life, built on a simple formula: save aggressively, invest the difference and walk away from work in your 30s or 40s instead…

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